News List | HEC Paris

December 2023

PhD Program

Finance PhD student Alyssa Rusonik’s paper on Renaissance Economic Recovery Recieves Award

Alyssa Rusonik is a PhD student at the Finance department of HEC Paris. Her new paper investigates one of the greatest economic mysteries of the Renaissance. Although only in the second year of her PhD, Alyssa has received an award for the best article from a doctoral student at the annual ...

Dec 10, 2023

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The HEC Alumni House opens its doors in Beijing

Located within Z-SPACE, a multifunctional space that fuses the traditional architecture of Chinese courtyard houses with a modern aesthetic, the Beijing "HEC Alumni House" finally opened on November 15. This venue is the result of a fruitful five-year collaboration between HEC's Beijing ...

Dec 06, 2023

Executive Education

Uncovering Executive Faculty: Meet Ioanid Rosu, the Witty Academic Director with a Passion for Football

When it comes to teaching high-level finance to executives, Ioanid Rosu knows that being both clear and memorable is key. But this academic director of the Executive MSc in Finance program at HEC Paris Executive Education is not just about numbers and strategies – he’s also an avid football ...

Dec 06, 2023

Summer school

The Youth Leadership Initiative: A Catalyst for Personal Growth

When Filipe Cova da Costa Pinto joined the first cohort of the Youth Leadership Initiative* in 2018, the dream of one day integrating HEC Paris for his master’s degree was far from his mind. But the transformative journey he embarked upon that week at HEC Paris left its mark on both his personal and ...

Dec 01, 2023

November 2023

Vingette - Article Master's students share the emotional impact of being admitted

Master's programs

#HECWhyWait - Master's students share the unforgettable moments when HEC Paris said 'Yes!'"

The application process for our Master’s programs can be a challenging journey of self-discovery. It takes time and commitment, but it is also the perfect opportunity for you to step back and really think about your interests, passions, and motivations. But how does it really feel when you come ...

Nov 30, 2023

Youth Programs 15-18 yrs

From the Youth Leadership Initiative to the Master In Management – an inspiring journey of self-discovery

With mixed Irish and Japanese parentage, and educated in France, Eilis Connolly-Shinozuka is a true citizen of the world. At the end of her high school studies in 2018 she found herself at a crossroads. Her gut instinct told her to continue her education abroad, but her teachers were actively ...

Nov 28, 2023

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Machine Learning Pioneer Questions A.I. and Forges New Engineering Path

In the century since microeconomics and statistical machine learning came to the fore divides between the two have grown in parallel to their importance for Artificial Intelligence. Hi! PARIS invited University of California, Berkeley professor Michael I. Jordan to share his foundational work on the ...

Nov 28, 2023

Master's programs

#HECWhyWait - Our Master’s students explain why they didn’t hesitate to apply

Making the right decision about what and where to study is by no means easy and can have a crucial impact on your future. We reached out to some of our Master’s students to find out why they chose HEC Paris and why the didn’t hesitate to apply.

Nov 27, 2023

Yufei Shen, HEC PhD, Information Systems & Business Policy

PhD Program

PhD Dissertation Defense, Yufei Shen, Information Systems & Operations Management

Congratulations to Dr Yufei Shen, Information Systems & Operations Management, who successfully completed his doctoral dissertation defense at HEC Paris on November 24, 2023.

Nov 27, 2023

HEC Paris US Office sustainability event

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Sustainability workshop offered to New York Alumni

To illustrate the fact that sustainability is at the heart of HEC Paris’ strategy, initiatives are taking place all over the world, including within the HEC Paris alumni community in the US. On November 15, about 15 participants attended a workshop in New York led by Priyanka Mathur Patel, a 2020 ...

Nov 23, 2023